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Check this out. It's the party of "no" at work.

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So there you have it. Fox News' host calls the president of the United States a racist, Fox News' owner agrees with him, and Fox News' president has a long history of...

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Eurostar set From Paris Gare du Nord to London Waterloo, filmed in 2004 included sevural TGV's, across the Channel Tunnel an on UK'S CTRL1 (HS1) as far as just north of the Medway Bridge where the ...

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican Leader John L. Mica (R-FL) statement on the need for billions of dollars in pending high-speed rail investments in the United States to be wisely spent.

He argues that the original $8 billion should be spent on true (European-style) HSR projects reaching speeds of over 150 mph. He foresees three such projects and makes a compelling case for the northeast corridor. It is hard to argue with that logic.

TFA presumes that the other two demonstration projects will be Illinois and California. Florida has only demonstrated the ability to build political deceptions.

One would presume that California and Illinois would be the other two test sites. But there we go again, using reason and logic on a political matter. All of this has implications for Amtrak long distance service, which is the perpetual red headed stepchild.

One area where Mica could use some help is the concept of "high performance rail." Funds used on HPR are not necessarily misspent, even if not properly included in the HSR demo allocations. Many medium sized cities can logically be connected by HPR, which is much cheaper to put in place.

A panel at the Megaregions + MetroProsperity: Sustainable Economics for the Texas Triangle Conference on September 25, 2009 in Houston, TX.

Participants:
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett
Fort Worth C...

Rachel, love ya! Great report. One thing, if you don't mind. While my politics and yours are a lot alike, I do wish there were a few people on our side that wanted to win as much as Floyd Brown. Sure, he's a little brain damaged, but darn it, he wants to WIN. When Republicans win, wealthy special interests and a few select families are better off. When Republicans win, ordinary people, lose their homes, families, jobs, health insurance and very lives. When oh when will our side finally get some leadership with the dedication to WINNING. We have solid majorities in Congress because the American people want change and 20% of a lunatic fringe is running the show. Impeach Obama? I admire the sheer nerve of it and they probably will. original description
Rachel Maddow takes apart the conservative rag WorldNetDaily (known to us as WingNutDaily) and its recent calls for the impeachment of Barack Obama. In their column, Floyd and Mary Beth Brown wrote: "Like so many on the far-left before him,...

Steer Davies Gleave's High-Speed Rail Summit 09 was the first high speed rail conference in the UK to bring together an international panel of speakers to share their experiences and insight on hig...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, OCTA Board Director and Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, OCTA CEO Will Kempton and representatives from Orange County will join other Southern California leaders for the news...

What impact will the building of a high-speed train between Anaheim and Las Vegas have economically.
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What impact will the building of a high-speed train between Anaheim and Las Vegas have economically.
Find out!

U.S. High Speed Rail Association President Andy Kunz on the possibility of a nation-wide high speed rail system. FOX is remarkable fair, although they do all hang on to that old "northeast corridor is profitable myth." My theory is that this item got past the censors because the truck and airline lobbyists have not expressed their wishes to FOX management.

With a rail line that already exists, a unified coalition of businesses, educational institutions and local citizens alike, Winona is a model for maximizing the potential of investment in High Speed Rail.

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